portrait of Napoleon

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Jacques-Louis David
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# r5 r. i+ j9 j+ F1 ]/ G) n6 aThis painting by Jacque Louis David depicts Napoleon in his famous crossing of the Alps. It took two years to finish, 1800 to 1801./ n) S, |( T2 [+ T: H1 ?2 O. D

' \& p. c( B6 |- a7 j9 X% gLike most of David's portraits of Napoleon, this was a propaganda piece. Napoleon actually crossed the Alps on a mule because mules have better balance and traction, are lower to the ground, and do better in cold weather.
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月月鳥

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tai1980

Originally posted by 月月鳥 at 2005-3-4 07:11 PM:
1 [6 ^  X) f9 X# W 我今日聽書話d科學家驗出拿破倫d hair含
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u are right , his food was poisoned by the british